Can Switch get a port of Devil May Cry 5

[Mr Puggsly]

curl-6 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Capcom support has been pretty good on Switch though.

You could argue Capcom is not putting their most technically demanding games on Switch but neither are most developers.

Its evident that porting technically demanding games to Switch and making them perform well is too much or much more work compared to porting games between PC, PS4 and X1. Software sales on Switch can also be risky if its not a family friendly type of game. Lastly, there is evidence that producing Switch carts is expensive when compared to BluRay discs.

Porting old games from 3DS/PS3/360 is not good support.

And that's not necessarily true, Doom evidently performed well enough for Doom Eternal to be brought over. RE7 could be done on Switch and would likely sell quite well; heck, RE4 clearly over 2 million sales on the Wii. 

Relative to the capabilities of the Switch, PS3 and 360 ports are a great choice. The Switch can run that content with improved performance, resolution, textures, etc. As Switch fans like to point out this is also the first time those games have been on a portable console. I guess your idea of good support on Switch is X1/PS4 content with significantly reduced resolution, graphics and performance?

The 3DS games they chose are notable, I mean Monster Hunter is kinda big in Japan and offers significantly improved visuals. They will likely make a game for Switch in the future as well given its the successor to 3DS.

RE4 sold well on Wii in a period where Wii was really lacking games. If RE7 came to Switch around launch, it could have sold well. I also imagine Doom would have sold better closer to or at launch. I'd say Doom has underwhelming sales on Switch but I'm sure you'd just defend those modest numbers by saying Doom Eternal is coming, therefore its a great success.

Anyhoo, between several RE games, virtually every major Megaman game, Megaman 11, Onimusha, Okami, Street Fighter and other games I'd say their Switch support ain't bad. I get it, you want their technically demanding games on Switch running at 480p or whatever. Frankly, I prefer seeing Switch make last gen games look better versus making new games look bad.